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Directory (2022–2023)


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ATLA ORGANIZATIONAL 
DIRECTORY (2023–2024)
OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jérémie LeBlanc, President
Chief Librarian, Jean Leon Allie Library, Saint Paul University
Susan Ebertz, Vice President
Director Emerita, Reu Memorial Library, Wartburg Theological 
Seminary
Matthew Thiesen, Secretary
Director of Library and Information Services, Cline-Tunnell 
Library, Western Seminary
Kris Veldheer, Treasurer
Library Director, Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological 
Union

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Yasmine Abou-El-Kheir
Director, Lapp Learning Commons, Chicago Theological Seminary
Carisse Berryhill
Special Assistant to the Dean, Brown Library, Abilene Christian 
University
Kerrie Burn
University Librarian, Library, University of Divinity
Dan Flores
University Librarian and Director, Blumberg Memorial Library, 
Texas Lutheran Seminary
Beth Kumar
Director of Library Services, Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, 
Graduate Theological Union
Armin Siedlecki
Head of Cataloging and Rare Books Cataloger, Pitts Theology 
Library, Emory University



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Karl Stutzman
Director of Library Services, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical 
Seminary
Leslie Engelson
Metadata Librarian, University Libraries, Murray State University

BOARD COMMITTEES

Finance Committee 
• Kris Veldheer, Paul Bechtold Library, Catholic Theological 

Union, Chair
• Dan Flores, Blumberg Memorial Library, Texas Lutheran 

Seminary
• Armin Siedlecki, Pitts Theology Library, Emory University

Governance Committee 
• Karl Stutzman, Anabaptist Mennonite Theological Seminary 

Library, Chair
• Leslie Engelson, University Libraries, Murray State University 
• Matthew Thiesen, Cline-Tunnell Library, Western Seminary 

Tellers Committee
• Maria Garcia, Donald E. O’Shaughnessy Library, Oblate School 

of Theology, Chair
• Ryan Shrauner, Bill and Joyce Holmes Library, Baptist 

Seminary of Kentucky
• Suzanne Smith, Mitchell Library, Multnomah University

Moral Ownership Committee 
• Yasmine Abou-El-Kheir, Lapp Learning Commons, Chicago 

Theological Seminary, Chair
• Carisse Berryhill, Brown Library, Abilene Christian University
• Kerrie Burn, Mannix Library, Catholic Theological College at 

the University of Divinity
• Beth Kumar, Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, Graduate 

Theological Union

Nominating Committee
• Gerrit van Dyk, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young 



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University, Chair
• Mariel Deluca Voth, Pacific Theological Seminary
• Susan Ebertz, Reu Memorial Library, Wartburg Theological 

Seminary

APPOINTED OFFICIALS AND REPRESENTATIVES

Association Archivist
Martha Smalley, Yale University Divinity School Library
Representative to ALA Committee on Cataloging: Description 
and Access
Michael Bradford, Library System Cataloging Librarian, Wayne 
State University Library

COMMITTEES, COUNCILS, AND TASK FORCES OF THE ASSOCIATION

Conference Committee 
• Jessica Boyer, Phillips Library, Mount St. Mary’s University, 

Chair
• Michael Bradford, Wayne State University Library
• Ezra Choe, Baylor University Library
• James Estes, Editor in Chief, Atla Summary of Proceedings
• Craig Kubic, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 

Library, 2023 Local Host Committee Representative
• Liz Leahy, Azusa Pacific University, 2024 Local Host 

Committee Representative
• Jude Morrisey, Yale University Divinity School Library
• Gillian Harrison Cain, Ex-officio
• Denise McFarlin, Staff Liaison - Logistics
• Alexis Weiss, Staff Liaison - Content

Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Jennifer Ulrich, Eastern Mennonite University Library, Chair
• Elli Cucksey, Hamma Library, Trinity Lutheran Seminary at 

Capital University
• Karla Grafton, Hartford International University for Religion 

and Peace Library
• Stephen Sweeney, Cardinal Stafford Library, St. John Vianney 



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Seminary
• Suzanne Taylor, Phillips Library, Mount St. Mary’s University
• Alexis Weiss, Staff Liaison

CRRA Program Committee
• Mark Shelton, Dinand Library, College of the Holy Cross, Chair
• Caroline Fuchs, St. John’s University Libraries
• Kathy Harty, Leo Dehon Library, Sacred Heart Seminary and 

School of Theology
• Jean McManus, Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
• Brian Morin, Mount Angel Abbey Library
• Leslie O’Neill, Catholic Historical Research Center of the 

Archdiocese of Philadelphia
• Marianne Ryan, Loyola University Chicago Libraries
• Gillian Harrison Cain, Staff Liaison

Scholarly Communication and Digital Initiatives Committee 
• Erica Pye, Brown Library, Abilene Christian University, Chair
• Caitlin Reeves Greenamyre, John Bulow Campbell Library, 

Columbia Theological Seminary
• Ann McShane, Pitts Theology Library, Emory University
• Greg Murray, Wright Library, Princeton Theological Seminary
• Brad Ost, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University 

Center
• Marta Samokishyn, Jean Leon Allie Library, Saint Paul 

University
• Christy Karpinski, Staff Liaison
• Alexis Weiss, Staff Liaison
• Christine Fruin, Staff Liaison

Atla Open Press Advisory Council
• Douglas Gragg, Andover-Harvard Theological Library, 

Harvard Divinity School, At Large Member
• James Estes, Editor in Chief, Atla Summary of Proceedings
• Myka Kennedy Stephens, Editor in Chief, Books @Atla Open 

Press
• Christa Strickler, Editor in Chief, TCB
• Garrett Trott, Corban University, Editor in Chief, Theological 

Librarianship



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• Barnaby Hughes, Staff Liaison
• Christy Karpinski, Staff Liaison
• Christine Fruin, Staff Liaison

ASSOCIATION STAFF LEADERSHIP 

• Executive Director: John F. Kutsko
• Director of Financial Services: Chad Handshy
• Director of Information Systems: Jim Butler
• Director of Membership and Engagement: Gillian Harrison 

Cain
• Director of Production: Maria Stanton


